I Drove Through The South Bronx - The WORST Part Of New York City

Wow! The South Bronx in New York City is ROUGH!
For this episode of dashboard tours, I took New York Route 9A from Connecticut into downtown New York City. The plan was to find the worst neighborhood in New York City. If you’d ask any New Yorker, they would tell you if you want to see the bad side of the Big Apple you have to go to the South Bronx. So that’s what I did. It was a Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at about 10 am.
Now the South Bronx USED to be a terrible place for crime, drugs and poverty. It still IS that, but it’s nothing like it was in the 70s and 80s. Gentrification has moved in, and this place isn’t the same as it once was. This part of town - places like Mott Haven and Hunts Point were once written off by renters and developers, but this part of New York City is the new focus for modernization.
I found it to the overwhelmingly full of life and there are still signs of a time when this part of town was the poster child for urban blight. It’s an interesting mix of old inner city urban hardscrabble life and modernization. The route we’ll take will wind through the main streets of this part of the South Bronx and take us through some surrounding neighborhoods as well. Here’s the exact route we’ll take.
Here’s the rest of the South Bronx, the worst part of New York City.
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[@NickJohnson]

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[@michaelr5100]

This just shows how much better off NYC is than most American cities. This is practically quaint compared to what you see in the worst parts of SF, Philly, chicago, Baltimore etc

[@blechke]

quaint? your blind

[@humzahaq1435]

@@blechkehe’s right bro😂. Leave nyc n ull c what we mean Brodie. NYC 2nd safest city in all of US. It look ghetto I’ll give u dat, but hoods in Cali look suburban af n r way mo dangerous. N then bmore n philly both look ghetto n r dangerous. Is different brudder I hope u explore da rest dis country.

[@IlCaroSassone]

What’s so bad about it? Looks way nicer than Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, or most of Chicago.

[@pureleaf3399]

Well Even the worst parts of NY can’t compete wit Philly B more or any north cities Bc Ny at one point had a working class so the infrastructure ain’t as bad as those other cities

[@IlCaroSassone]

@@pureleaf3399 it also looks better than the nicest parts of downtown San Francisco!

[@marcusisbored4386]

@@IlCaroSassone Where in downtown sanfransico looks bad

[@markedpropensity1633]

There will always be tough areas to live. Notice that the few who better the situation, do it themselves! No desire? no result...

[@Tinyfurball]

Like Compton over here in Commifornia.

[@jeaniethompson5623]

What a difference from 1988. Drove through part of the Bronx back then, on our way to Fla, and the place looked like a war zone. Skeletons of burnt cars littered the roads, piles of trash everywhere, and burned /vacant apartment buildings several rows deep,. A totally scary place! Took a drive through there again in 2010 and hardly recognized the area, in a good way. Looks pretty good these days. Nothing like the hell it once was.

[@seaslob2820]

Not as bad as it once was. But you do not want to be there. It is horrible.

[@nevadasestamibi]

But still no place to park.

[@rasheedahtalib2361]

@@seaslob2820 I beg to differ. I LOVE the Bronx! Some places are more neglected than others nevertheless, I love it!

[@gino3621]

Its amazing how a person who does not live in any of these areas call it bad.

[@Latinaslol]

Exactly

[@alexurn2843]

I can’t stand people who do this. They just villainies a whole borough. I grew up in The Bronx, and have wonderful memories.

[@crabstick250]

Agree, it's so easy for folks to do that.

[@theyfwpercs]

ion know if u mean him with “a person” but he didnt call it bad he jus said that it supposed to be the worst place

[@Postghost]

Equally how someone who have never lived anywhere else calls it good.

[@TheNohar123]

I dont see anything bad just a bunch of regular folks going about their daily business

[@x-manenemylinez1025]

EXACTLY!!!!!

[@mariarivera908]

Did you speak to the people who live there? I saw graffiti and people going on about their daily lives. I found the title offensive. I was raised there, obtained bachelor's and master's degree! Raised a child in 70's & 80's who was exposed to the "hood", culture and solid education. graduated from Cornell and makes a six figure salary. I'm comfortably retired. So who did you talk to?

[@johnetheridge5833]

And trouble makers.

[@simonluke2096]

Its bad.........but your right people going about their business he should film this in the summer............Its NUTS!!!

[@anthonyrudolph3160]

That first area he started in is a major hub for drug dealers and addicts by 12 In the afternoon there's so much street traffic you have to shoulder block your way up the street

[@taraechevarria9961]

I just love how these people come from outside of the community to tell us how we’re the worst part of the city I’ve lived in the Bronx for many years and it’s definitely not the worst part of the city

[@Slim545]

It def is it has 9/10 of the worse hoods in nyc

[@nigerjenkins6372]

Right

[@taraechevarria9961]

Every borough has a hood and the Bronx is no different I’ve lived in every borough of nyc and nooo it doesn’t have 9/10 of the hood in nyc do you even live in nyc have you even lived in the Bronx there are places in Brooklyn that dispatch called Beirut

[@Slim545]

@@taraechevarria9961 do your research it literally says it statistics

[@keelydavis165]

People can push their false narrative, about the Bronx.

[@calicat7794]

I grew up in Queens Village and was born in Jamaica both in Queens County. I have seen pictures of Jamaica recently and it looked alot worse than the South Bronx you are showing. I live in San Diego, Ca and could never live back there again but I do go back for a visit once every 10 years. I am 66 now and most of family and friends have moved away or have died. New York City has the best Pizza, Chinese Food and Bagels in the world!

[@annafarr582]

I grew up in the Morrisania area of the South Bronx in the projects, born and raised in that one apartment from the age of eleven months to 20 years old. I remember some fun times there from the 70's, but I also remember the burned-out buildings and the fear from seeing almost everything burning around me. I thought a few times about visiting just to see for myself how different it looks, but everyone I was friends with have moved on, one way or another. I watch the news and I know there is no way in hell I would ever go back, not even to visit, so much crime. I seems like someone is always being attacked in the most horrible, weird way. I too have moved to San Diego, CA and I'm going to be honest, I never liked it here, too hot in the summer and too expensive.

[@franwex]

You live in San Diego? Try the Chinese food from Mexicali Mexico. It’s only an hour and a half and they have the best Chinese Food in the world. I heard that the Bagels and pizza is from the water that NYC gets. It gives dough a unique flavor.

[@Zeke1379]

Montreal has better bagels, China has better chinese and Italy has better pizza

[@franwex]

@@Zeke1379 Italy absolutely does not have better pizza. I was very sad to know that the USA has better pizza.

[@marysmith6328]

I worked in the south Bronx for many years as a public health nurse and I can honestly say I never I countered any problems . The people always friendly and helpful . Loved it

[@newyorktimes21]

because you probably a good person that minds your business. ARE YOU OUTSIDE HANGING OUT IN THE PARKS/CORNER ETC ALL DAY????

[@Wiickked_Wiz]

It's called mind your business

[@biggs1485]

@@newyorktimes21 isn’t that what normal people are supposed to do?

[@24Awake]

Exactly.

[@chloesky1782]

I love your comment

[@southernhippie9058]

Like most neighborhoods the Bronx has always been 99% hard working people trying to make a life for themselves and 1% a-holes making it harder for everyone else by causing trouble,

[@freshprinceoflondonss9008]

I’d say a little more than 1% of people are a-holes in the Bronx

[@mikahick]

Not this area. One of the poorest congressional districts.

[@johndo3760]

More like %80 to 20% but word

[@marleyex2695]

I'm not from the Bronx but thank you for being more positive and rational about this situation. This video must be an xxx video for pathetic wealthy people with no (real) friends and just their hired ones friends. Anyway stay real and stay blessed.🙂

[@pyellard3013]

Probably more like 5 to 10% anti socials...

[@beeblack2210]

Bronx was a scary place back in the 80's son but people was different it was still respect for life in those days.

[@garyoakham9723]

Wuz dem jfnsu

[@alkimsalaam677]

I disagree

[@BenzDetecting]

You are right. If you were in the south Bronx in the 80s all you saw was burnt out buildings and stripped cars. Nothing compared to today!

[@melissajoseph8683]

Yup!

[@Foreign84]

Respect for life in those days? 😂😂😂😂 you must've been drunk when you initially wrote this

[@jon0328]

I'm from the Bronx, born and raised. I thank God the Bronx isn't how it used to be, but it is still can be rough. I hope it continues to go in the right direction because it is actually is a beautiful borough with a lot of history.

[@magamaga1827]

you're right. it was actually dutch. bronx is a place in holland. it's a shame what ya'll did to it.

[@Jblaze1991]

It’s just a a

[@Jblaze1991]

Yea Yea

[@Jblaze1991]

Yea

[@Jblaze1991]

Yea

[@tcooperbeauty]

I’m a proud Bronx girl, and it’s definitely not the worst part of New York City. It’s the working class part of New York City, there’s a difference!

[@pattyrobinson1458]

Yeah right

[@necia828]

labeling this video "the worst part of nyc" is so click bait-y.

[@christopherleonard247]

This looks like Beverly Hills compared to what I saw driving through Baltimore & St Louis.

[@vincentkennedy4699]

Two s***holes cities

[@qolspony]

Coming from Harlem and my family driving to DC in the 1980s told me that my hometown wasn't the worse. The sheer number of abandon property in bmore compare to the occasional abandoned property with lots in Harlem was an eye opener. It remind me of many sections of the Bronx. But bmore was on steroids. It had lots of abandoned properties with very little street life. While the Bronx had a lot of LOTS and many abandoned buildings. However, it did have noticable street life even though for nyc standards, it was faint.

[@davidgibson7615]

Compared to Detroit, Chicago and Rochester, South Bronx is like you're living in Beverly Hills

[@qolspony]

@@davidgibson7615 I wouldn't go that far. Besides, you are comparing one smaller section of NYC with the entire city Chicago and Detroit. Also, have you read the statistics concerning poverty in the Bronx? It is abysmal. So even though crime rates are significantly lower, poverty rates in Chicago and Detroit are not much worse. In New York more than 50 percent of a person's income is spent on rent. NY is a very high tax state as is Chicago. But New York penalizes it's poor more than Chicago. Detroit poor is about the lack of employment, not high rent. And that's why crime.would be worse. But although crime is the worse thing that a person can experience, so is a person's health. If they can't afford quality foods, they will have a higher mentality rate. So nothing here is about Beverly Hills.

[@marloweharmon3866]

Baltimore is a strange city- in some areas you can go directly from blight to prosperity & there are extreme amounts of both examples!!

[@crystalalzebidi5344]

Born, raised and still here. Third ave is so populated with awesome people shopping and workers banks those closed stores u see he probably was their before 9 place is so lively. We have great schools parks even new condos. I actually find it alittle upsetting for someone to come in my community and label us the worst. I believe theirs much worst. Every place has crimes.

[@MrRezillo]

Actually it doesn't look that bad to me, Nick. The building are kind of ugly; not beautiful, but not like horrible slums, either. Not as bad as some of the places you've traveled to in the South and elsewhere. I do appreciate these drive-through vids; thanks for your efforts.

[@YunaOrganics]

for those saying it doesnt LOOK that bad, they have dumped millions fixing and renovating all the rundown buildings BUT its not how a place looks.... ITS the people

[@NuyoricanJoseph]

It's definitely not the way it use to be, but yeah.. certain places at certain times around certain people; that's what you don't see in this video

[@versatileduplicity9313]

Needs a Latino clean up

[@dmurray75dm]

Born and raised in the Bronx. I went to elementary and junior high school in that area. It's not the Worst part of NYC.

[@jonathanmarin5349]

I see he avoided panning to the right of 138th St because he didn’t want to show the new condos. He also could have went 1 block south to show off the new market rate towers The Arches. Driving along Bruckner Blvd would have shown off the new apartment towers, lofts, cafes, and bars that are along the strip.

[@seffnichols3790]

I believe his agenda is to continue the negative view of the Bronx. There are many beautiful communities in the Bronx.

[@OldMastyr3]

@@seffnichols3790 Yeah, no, there aren't.

[@keelydavis165]

He wants to push a false narrative.

[@pickledjalapeno9482]

That wouldn't be the "worse".

[@traceybrown3836]

He hates blue States

[@uwiblue]

04:05 Love the conversation randomly caught by the camera between these two Dominican ladies crossing the street: "¿Tú sabes a qué hora se levantaba tu papá? A las seis de la mañana". (Do you know at what time your dad used to wake up? At six o'clock in the morning.) That made me smile. 😊 But then, at 05:15 I noticed this sound byte came up again. And again at 06:17. Ooooh, I stopped counting. 🤣🤣🤣 Nick, you're driving me crazy!

[@wodgiver]

i thought the same thing

[@Jayman001]

I heard it too but i thought they were RICANS, yo me despierto a la 5:15a.m. Pronto me retiro😂 yo vivia no en el south bronx but not too far 173rd and boston rd. But i knew all about the south Bronx. Families u know! Now i live Jax Fl

[@og6340]

Well it’s bigger but damn sure looks better than the slums of Memphis Tennessee

[@mitchmillion9280]

I grew up in this area you are driving around my block...I must say it's very peaceful there lol I love thr bronx

[@josh.SEA.SJU.2]

The area honestly doesn’t not look that bad 😂

[@giannagorgg1156]

It’s not at all lol I live rite there 137th by 6train

[@DivineFeminie_8]

Thank you I appreciate what it taught it me

[@davidvargas3252]

@@giannagorgg1156 same here, live by St’ Mary’s

[@freshprinceoflondonss9008]

@@giannagorgg1156 your just immune from the violence and desperation, because it’s normal to you sad but true

[@bxbeautynyc]

Thanks Nick! Bronx Born and raised and here comes more Developers and High Risers and higher rents. Funny how he didn’t go two blocks over where there’s Million Dollar PentHouses-in the same Neighborhood!

[@windacrespo2126]

Hey Nick, there are worst parts in NYC. People from the Bronx work very hard to paid their rent. Very good people and with beautiful feelings and hearts

[@NuyoricanJoseph]

Also fun fact: this is where Hip Hop/Rap music originated Edit: Wasn't expecting the few, but loud, bigoted individuals, yet I should have expected that. Keep on hating on America 🇺🇸👍

[@biscuitsforbreakfast460]

Thanks Einstein

[@dargondude2375]

@R G No, Treasure from the trash.

[@Boon-dang]

Who cares...What a Sh$#%ole..

[@Boon-dang]

@HK SB ...I call for an Ethnic cleansing...

[@dargondude2375]

@HK SB The new generation is fine dude. Are you gonna knock on rock for all the sex drugs and reckless self destruction?

[@KittyFooFo0]

"Warriors ... come out and play!"

[@dustfreequeen5151]

😫🤣🤣

[@nativesun9865]

They can't because Klay Thomas is still hurt and KD left the team. But from the sidelines they probably can click their bottles together and chant for the RIFS o come out and beat up this yr NBA champs. Lol

[@HarlemSexyBlaqkat]

@@nativesun9865 Warriors is a movie took place in the 70/80 Bronx and Coney Island NY

[@nativesun9865]

@@HarlemSexyBlaqkat Ooooh-K, thanks, but I knew that already; that's why I mentioned the part of clicking their bottles together and call for the Rifs to come out etc. It's an inside joke, get it?

[@jaimerosado4254]

You realize that none of “The Warriors” was actually filmed in the Bronx, but mainly Manhattan and Brooklyn.

[@Aydenmzgaming]

I moved away from New York years ago and after watching this. I want go go back more than ever this had me in tears I miss my home

[@jaimerosado4254]

I think it’s gotten to the point where our “friend” here, Nick Johnson, has ran out of cities that resemble war zones ie Detroit, East Saint Louis, Gary, Indiana, so he’s resorting to areas that used to resemble war zones.

[@jasontempest4233]

Compared to many of the other "bad" you've been to South Bronx looks pretty nice. I mean they have plenty of shops and services, eyes on the street and plenty of public transport options.

[@seaslob2820]

Extremely dangerous place. I used to live there.

[@bruhbutwhytho2301]

​@@seaslob2820it's not extremely dangerous, not even close

[@faithfulforever6331]

Every time a car honks their horn, it sounds as if they are in a parking garage.

[@Arrozconchopsticks]

because its a concrete jungle.

[@selassiecru8667]

Good cameraman and camera

[@ndogg20]

As someone pointed out in another post, it is an added on soundtrack and not a live background.

[@greydragon6215]

I spent some time working in that area. You drove down streets that I’m very familiar with. There are a lot of good hardworking people in Mott haven. And yes, I’ve experienced a lot scarier in the Midwest.

[@bxbeautynyc]

Mott Haven doesn’t even look the same with all these High Risers going up and every week!

[@garethhancock8525]

@@bxbeautynyc they build a new one every week? That's very fast construction

[@richardortiz178]

Been there too, and I dont really see whats so bad. Graffiti? Big deal. Its a big city suburb, you can imagine places in Queens and Brooklyn look similar. The real test is to run that same route at night on a big holiday weekend. And try not to leave the "city streets soundtrack" on repeat.

[@v.m.m.7729]

I totally heard that spanish lady say “at 6 in the morning” on loop like 7 times

[@TheDJSpecS]

@@v.m.m.7729 for a second I thought she was following him

[@bradb3248]

Compared to some areas of Detroit this looks good!

[@bethwasserman2882]

Richard Ortiz, you know whereof you speak...a true New Yorker.

[@Mocs6574]

The South Bronx is NOT a city suburb. A Bronx suburb would be Morris Park or Throgs Neck.

[@GardcoreLegend]

Don't see the beat up cars around like you used to back in the old days.

[@sarahdeshay1394]

In the 80’s there were many abandoned apartment buildings with boarded up windows the boards had curtains and flowers painted on them, I drove by them for months before I realized they were boards and then only due to traffic coming to a stop.

[@kcash6359]

I saw cars on fire in the old days.

[@Scant774]

Go to la you’ll see that now

[@melissajoseph8683]

Or burned out buildings.

[@jimrossi7708]

As my mom once told me is treat each person as an individual and listen to what they have to say, then make your own decisions ! God Rest her soul !! Met a lot wonderful folks in NYC including the South Bronx !!

[@bobwallace9814]

What I did see: about 100% business occupancy with over 90% independent types, later model cars, people walking around on a typical day. What I didn't see: burned out buildings, garbage piles, large groups of thugs on corners, large groups of baby mommas towing around kids, hoopty cars with 40" rims, burned out cars, homeless tent cities, crackheads and police cars on call.

[@Prisoner-jf8vi]

The Bronx has a major Heroin problem. I pray for those who suffer from addiction.

[@bongwelll]

Dude NYC has a Heroin and drug problem in general. This city party’s hard. I’ve lived in Brooklyn for 20 years. Watching this reminds me of what BK looked like 20 years ago. It’s crazy how much this city has changed in such a short time. The Manhattan skyline, the price of course and all the empty businesses down the avenues in the city. Last time I was in the BX I noticed now you guys are getting a bunch of condos. That sucks man. Look out. I watched it happen in Williamsburg, Bushwick, and it’s starting now in Bedstuy. I live in Green Point now it’s like the last place without a bunch of condos. Those Polish people won’t sell I’m glad I love my landlord.

[@slaybaenay]

Pretty sure white ppl in downtown Manhattan do heroin more than the latinas and blacks in the Bronx.

[@Prisoner-jf8vi]

@@bongwelll I grew up in Williamsburg during the 80's and 90's, I seen the changes. Now I'm in the south Bronx 3 times a week and it sucks. I moved out of NY and I hate having to commute to the city. I used to work at the Petland part time during my teens on Manhattan Ave. Man I miss Peter pan doughnuts and Russ Pizza.

[@Prisoner-jf8vi]

@@slaybaenay absolutely false. I been to parks in the Bronx that have hundreds of used needles, watched them get cleaned up and the next day there's like 15 or so used needles. I worked on Manhattan for many years and never experienced the drug use like on the Bronx

[@southernhippie9058]

@@slaybaenay They always have but since they have money it gets swept under the carpet.

[@joshjaquez4842]

Definitely not a horrible looking place but damm is it dangerous

[@crazeyjoe]

The SB is not that dangerous. The exception would be to be in certain places at 3 am because there would only be one reason for one to be in those places at that time of night.

[@barbararoman2945]

One block from the high school where I work. Definitely not the “worst part” of the Bronx 149th & 3rd is a hub. I found this to be hilatious

[@IcelandicNativecitywalk]

This place is a heaven compared to other ghettos in the US .

[@emanuelcollado1343]

Nick welcome to my old hood. Born and raised. 1972'. My dad came from the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 in the late '60s legally and my brothers all came as legal immigrats. We been since moved to greener pastures. Making it out alive was a blessing.. All 10 of us.. you can tell we had good catholic parents. But them days were tougher than leather.

[@NickJohnson]

Good for you for getting outta there Emmanuel!

[@jamesgill3759]

As someone from a small impoverished town in northern England, I can never get over the size of New York. I've been twice and I bet I haven't seen 1% of it.

[@NickJohnson]

It's big james

[@nunzio1747]

I grew up in Staten island. The Bronx and Queens parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan could have just as well been foreign countries to me.

[@freshprinceoflondonss9008]

London is bigger and has more people 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@jamesgill3759]

Yeah. I'm not from London though.

[@freshprinceoflondonss9008]

@@jamesgill3759 I’m just saying London is bigger and more populated than NYC and it’s in you own country

[@Nils.Minimalist]

For me (a german) the South Bronx of the 70s and 80s are an extremely fascinating place and it still looks like a fascinating place today. I really ❤ NYC.

[@shawncooper9999]

I was a firefighter paramedic in south Bronx NY. I live south Bronx for 1989-2001. I wouldn't let my kids outside to play. I had two good watch dogs. My two dogs will not let the kids walk outside to get on the bus without them beside of my kids and my two dogs will walk back with them after they get off the bus.

[@juliancohen9561]

It actually looks surprisingly nice for the most part. Better looking that 95% of my country,

[@JAYfromTHEworld]

Where are you from?

[@JcLazy1]

@@JAYfromTHEworld 60% of Latin America , Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East and south east Asia look worst than the worst ghetto in America.

[@GraceLeo-mc4rr]

@@JcLazy1 Actually that's not true

[@JcLazy1]

@@GraceLeo-mc4rr actually it is. I actually seen it with my own eyes. Columbia and Brazil ghettos are fucked up. Go ahead and lie about Africa, ghettos in Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines are bad. Eastern Europe ghettos the old soviet blog are also worst than living in Bronx.

[@GraceLeo-mc4rr]

@@JcLazy1 It isn't..

[@larkatmic]

My Grandmother lived there back in the 1920s before she got married and moved to Hollywood in the early 30’s. We visited there in the late 60s when I was a kid. I had an aunt and uncle still living there until they passed on in the early 70s. I visited again there in the mid 1980s when I was in college. It was crazy. Abandoned stripped cars, boarded up businesses, burned out buildings, trash and rubble everywhere. Then again most of New York City was a shell of what it once was. The hotel my grandmother worked ‘The Regency’ over looking a park had turned into a flop house, and her apartment building she and her sisters lived at was an empty lot. I have to say from watching your tour. It looks much better than I remember. Despite never liking NYC.

[@NickJohnson]

it is MUCH improved Heather :)

[@jamesstark8316]

My father used to deliver for Silvercup bakery in the South Bronx in the early 60's. He had some stories.

[@larkatmic]

@@jamesstark8316 How cool. I’m sure most of my New Yorker relatives (now since passed) would remember that bakery. Miss those people. They don’t make em like that anymore. So full of life and man could they make you laugh.

[@Fff-eq9jd]

hollywood fl

[@larkatmic]

@@Fff-eq9jd Hollywood California

[@TheDonna1959]

I grew up in Manhattan first, then my parents moved to the Bronx. We lived at Underhill Avenue. My parents lost their home to foreclosure & moved to Parkchester. Everything went downhill & they landed in the PJ's (Projects) /public housing at Eastchester Gardens. Serious hood! Awful place! Poverty, gangs, crime, drugs, over crowded, trash, sub-standard housing, high rents/mortgages, people being killed in the subways, getting jumped for no reason, constantly having to look over your shoulder even if you minded your own business, etc! Who wants to live like that???? No thank you! I joined the U.S. Army and never looked back. I became a medic & LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse). Best choices I have ever made for my future! I attended JHS 125, JHS 101, & Lehman High School. My two sisters got married & finally moved out of the PJ's. They both left New York for good! One sister lives in Florida & she became a lab tech. The other sister lives in Arlington, VA & she became a social worker. All three of us left New York City permanently & we will never go back there! My father was white 🇺🇸, and my mother was Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 (from Cidra). They have both passed. God Bless their souls! 💐🙏🌸🕊

[@NickJohnson]

Donna!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@anthonyrudolph3160]

He's driving through the Bronx in the early part of the day it's pretty calm that time of the day but after 12 it's packed and very active at night time it's a very different story

[@AndreaTAndreaT]

It’s About What You’re Used To. I Couldn’t Stand Living So Close To Others Like That.

[@AndreaTAndreaT]

The South Bronx Is A Whole Lot Tighter. This Vid Makes It Looks Roomy.

[@young-blk-investor1059]

As i southern boy i agree 😂😂 it blows my mind how yall don't have a lawn or any real space

[@earthangel3234]

I'll take Montana anytime. 🐻

[@young-blk-investor1059]

@@earthangel3234 lol montana has to much space for me

[@southernhippie9058]

I found it safer to live in big cities than places like Fayetteville NC. My kids and I rented an apartment from a church on church grounds here in Fayetteville and were robbed during church services on Sunday night. Never had that problem in NYC. Called the cops and they wouldn't even come out to investigate.

[@lougaru2445]

I've been a NYer all my life. East New York in Brooklyn is worse. At least South Bronx is close to Manhattan.

[@Nga-1984]

Yeah I went to middle school in Bronx back in the late 90s and Brooklyn was the worse, we heard a lot about shootings and gang related came from Brooklyn, also central park area.. people are surprisingly nice in the Bronx ..

[@claireluvstotravel4752]

I can't get over how clean it looks compared to Baltimore.

[@Slime_threezus]

Damn bmore must be in bad shape because the Bronx is probably the roughest part of nyc for sure and certain parts of Brooklyn

[@deblovesgummies]

@@Slime_threezus yeah Baltimore is still in shambles, looks like a war zone honestly. The Bronx always gets a bad rap but there's places really really suffering

[@XMANIAFLYYY]

I’ve only been to downtown Baltimore and have only gone so far to the point where I saw some houses. So uhh, tell me about it…

[@jasminsantiago7534]

I don't see anything bad about the streets of the South Bronx that you drove through. The South Bronx has had a bad reputation and it actually precedes it. I grew up in this area that your driving through, there's nothing wrong with these streets or areas. What's up with the city noise on repeat in the background. There's a lady talking about 6 a.m. in the morning multiple times. Let's be 100% with it. I'm tired of people labeling and stereotyping the South Bronx as it is now. It used to be what it used to be, but it's not anymore. There's a lot of families that live here and thrive better than a lot of other places that I've known and seen that don't have the same reputation as the South Bronx. You find helpful and the most loyal people in this part of the inner city. The Bronx is full of a lot of history and culture and it's Unique within itself.💯💯💯

[@SoundJudgment]

Police Station and the Dunkin' Donuts. Perfect together.

[@evaperez4139]

The DD was an Irish pub 1970s The other perfect place.

[@BenjiIrby]

OMG! The red building on the right side at 7:20 is my old building! Nick Johnson was on my old block! Super cool! I live in Miami Beach now.

[@user-sn7yj7me4q]

The Bronx is a great borough with a amazing history, architecture and most of all great people.

[@tonygaskin2404]

Tbh this is my entire neighborhood and it can get really bad, especially over the summer. Things are actually way worst within the buildings honestly, the living conditions are horrible to this day. I can’t complain too much because there’s people around the world who live in completely worst situations 💯💯💯

[@thehoodieking2767]

My granmother moved out of Patterson projects in The south Bronx in 1987 dead in the middle of the crack Era when it was really rough in the BX ,imagine what your tour would've been like then lol The title would probably offend some of the residents but i like the fact that you let neighborhood speak for itself and you didn't pretend like you knew the neighborhood so you did good in my opinion

[@lottietucker3082]

"The worst part of New York City". I'm really trying to figure out the intention of this video. This area you are filming in, is the area where I live. I am a black person with a college degree, who works, never been on welfare, never sold drugs, and made it damn near 40 years without being murdered, yet the title makes it sound like Afghanistan. There are working class people who live here. Show the best part of New York. Let us see the people who come to this area to buy their drugs and take it back to their Park Ave penthouses.

[@demeatrialawhorn5220]

Precisely, 100%👏👏👏

[@RedRanger0209]

I was raised in this area of The Bronx and found that the way this video is presented to be very malicious. This is our home! The way the narrator frames it in such a negative way is hurtful. And like you, I’m a college graduate (master’s degree), work a very good job, and lived a happy life in The Bronx. I’m Latino (Puerto Rican).

[@chrisnichols9014]

@@RedRanger0209 You can't tell me The Bronx wasn't extremely dangerous during the 80's and 90's, man. It may be a bit better now, but it's crime rate is still really high.

[@gerardcabrera9921]

When I was in my early twenties, that definitely was the worst part of NYC. There were abandoned or burned out buildings everywhere. The crime was awe inspiring it was so bad. I had an aunt that lived in the projects on Alexander Ave near the Willis Ave bridge. My mother would drive to visit her and I would go with her as well. I can’t believe how much better the area is compared to the late seventies/ early eighties.

[@stuarthecht8196]

I'm born and raised NYC, lived in the Manhattan from the 60's through the 90's. Even the worst areas of the city have that cool New York vibe, and the people, no matter how humble their financial situations, display that New York cool attitude. I enjoyed this tour- especially viewing the vintage brownstones, many of them that appear well-maintained! It's definitely much nicer than so many of the other areas that have been covered, such as Camden.

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

We used to drag race in hunts point back in the late 90’s early 2000’s, fun times

[@john-fy6jk]

glad u have sound

[@Mahmood42978]

How many pedestrians did you kill?

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

@Betty Kerrington Romero we used to get drunk and throw eggs at them 🤣

[@NYPATRIOTBX]

@Betty Kerrington Romero mehor malo concido que bueno por conocer 😜

[@jrpapi5]

On Tiffany/Garrison and all over!

[@teep8521]

That’s not even the worst part of the Bronx lol, the entire neighborhood you drove through will be gentrified in the next 10 years and given a dumb name like “SoBro

[@vendome6846]

South Bronx is hardly the roughest part of NYC, not like the “Fort Apache” days forty years ago. Unlike your videos of cities in the Midwest and South, there’s people out and about, there’s life, vitality and functioning businesses here unlike so many other American cities which are deader than a door nail.

[@muziq99]

The Bronx and Brooklyn have the highest crime rates in the city.

[@user-kv3ut6pv4b]

Grow up in Queens....first time I went to the Bronx was 78'. This is called "urban renewal"....the money for this Ronald Reagen promised/allocated in 1980 and never did.... Bill Clinton in 1992 released those dollars for most of this to start and throughout the city

[@xtrey19x]

Crime and blight in NYC is nowhere near as bad what you’ll find in places like New Orleans, St.Louis, Baltimore, Chicago, etc. NYC, The Bronx, & South Bronx gets a worst stereotype than it actually deserves.

[@marystar6021]

I would love another tour during the summer. Seeing any part of N.Y. during what looks like a cold November winter day, everything looks drab and absolutely depressing.

[@vanyellbutterfield7838]

I am a native of the South Bronx! My childhood was awesome, and my family and I have and have had many wonderful memories here... this is most definitely an outsider's perspective...

[@djbikemanhendricks9316]

Facts!!!!

[@mythoughts1763]

THANK YOU, FACTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@jennifermorrales3389]

Thank you so much for this video.. I lived in the Bronx right before I moved to Florida and about a year ago it was really nice to see the old hood and now I see that there’s nothing like home .. thank you 😊

[@anthonyharper8161]

Thank you so much. For the tour.. Always remember my home town. South Bronx.

[@saulbravo3485]

I live near the south bronx. It's not dangerous at all. The hype is misconstrued to make it seem like it is.

[@newyorktimes21]

OFF COURSE THE PLACE IS CLEANED UP COMPARED TO THE 80'S/90S. STILL BAD OUT HERE. OVER 800 SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR. COME OUT HERE AND HANG OUT AND SEE HOW FAST YOU GET SHOT/ROBBED ETC. LMAOOOOOOO

[@josephtopete1492]

The 1981 film Wolfen was filmed in the South Bronx.Those scenes in the beginning of the film are very accurate.

[@christopherleonard247]

Accurate for the time except the ruined church was built for the movie.

[@jeremyepstein7977]

"Worst" is relative. NYC overall is fairly safe. The neighborhoods have changed a lot, in a good way. It may not be super pretty but you can walk around in safety, more than I can say for many neighborhoods in other cities in the US.

[@myfoodishere]

nyc is not fairly safe compared to most countries in the world.

[@sarahlauren5643]

Wtf are you talking about?! Your crime rates have skyrocketed and a 4 year old was shot in times square! My parents visited before COVID and all the BS protests and said it was great, but since the defund the police bull shit, there's absolutely no way I'd ever visit NYC until you get your shit back together

[@boku1143]

@@sarahlauren5643 you litteraly dont live there so how could you know the crime rate has not skyrocketed stop watching that cnn fake news

[@Fff-eq9jd]

ny has got to be one of the most dangerous. ive taken a few cross country trips and have yet to see something as scary as ny. not to say that the south bronx is scary, but as ive mentioned in another post, alot of crazy ghetto people actually go into manhatan, making that even more of a ces pool than the boros. ny also seems to have a lot of mentally ill people running around. i tried asking for directions in ny a few times, and people didnt even stop. i reckon the fear has alot to do with real things that are hapening. if it was fairly safe, you simply wouldnt see the kind of fear that you do in nyers, especially with the white transplants in the city. but even dominicans from washington heights are scared with all the things that are happening.

[@589leash9]

I worked in the firehouse on east 138th st for 16 yrs the neighbor is and has moved in the right direction. It still has a way to go and the income for the area is still very low per household. But NY isn’t like it used to be….

[@Blakpepa]

There's definitely a lot of life there compared to places like East Cleveland where it's full of blight. I would feel ok walking around here during the day time; just a bit more investment needed and more diversity and high income housing to make it safe all around

[@antoniobranch]

East Cleveland is a abandoned city. However, the Opportunity Corridor, University Circle, University Hospital, Cleveland Clinic and C.W.R.U. will change all of that....Oh yeah, don't forget, eliminate domain and the land bank to.

[@michaelsavino5700]

I'm sure the area has a different vibe during the summer. The public high rise apartments are most likely not a pleasant place to live, but overall it's not bad. Businesses are open for the most part. There were no bombed out or vacant buildings and the streets were clean. There seemed to be new construction around every corner. Hope you got to see Yankee Stadium.

[@TheRealSweetDrizzy]

By public high rise apts do y mean projects lol

[@michaelsavino5700]

@@ChrisPuckett - I'm glad to see that you're an expert on living in public housing high rise buildings. I lived in Baltimore for 25 years and worked for City government so I do have an idea as to how it's like to live in public housing. Yes most of the people are good people. Their complaints though are that there are drugs being sold in the buildings and stairwells. People pee in the stairwells and the elevators are frequently broken. In the summer many of the residents are up all night because of the noise and heat so there is a different vibe during warmer weather. My comment was that the community overall looked good. Stores were open and businesses looked fairly successful. Yes I now live in a suburban neighborhood in Florida. It has it's advantages and disadvantages. I'm not a big fan of Nick's quick city drive throughs. He needs to do a bit more research on places other than statistical rankings of places.

[@justinmohansingh635]

@@TheRealSweetDrizzy there’s some nice parts of the Bronx

[@Aydenmzgaming]

Uh… New York isn’t rough like that anymore, don’t get me wrong it’s still pretty bad but it was worst

[@Aydenmzgaming]

@@TheRealSweetDrizzyprojects can also be low rise and mid rise

[@jamesw6484]

Hardworking people and a normal life! The rich call it dangerous 😂😂

[@sargelaforgia4787]

Its pretty bad when other cities claim their streets are worse then the south Bronx. That just shows how bad this country is now because of the demise of society.

[@odalisgonzalez6875]

Check out videos about Kensington, Pennsylvania. That area makes the South Bronx look like Disney world.

[@Thebrothaisback]

Its pitiful by design, but its not dangerous

[@rauldiaz7309]

From Illinois here. Visited Philadelphia in 2019 and had a great time. Rode the train above Kensington and also walked the streets under the tracks (Tioga, Allegheny stops, I think). Man, its something else!

[@Mrdonny908]

lol facts lmao @ “disneyland”

[@jimmcdevitt6084]

Looks relatively clean and kept up, now Kensington ave , Los Angeles ,now there’s a trashy place.

[@whentheworldwasatwar8717]

No it doesn't, please tell me how any of this looks remotely "clean"? even relatively? There's garbage everywhere, mess every single corner, what is wrong with you people? No wonder the place never changes, the people think its okay for it to look like that.

[@jimmcdevitt6084]

@@whentheworldwasatwar8717 may not be the cleanest, but check out Kensington Ave. Los Angeles you’ll count your blessings.

[@johanruiter5848]

Nice to see the bronx, am dutch, there is some shared history there. All big cities have their areas where things get rough sometimes, but i travelled and stil do a lot and i always respect people i meet, never had problems nowhere. Greetings from Holland.

[@adriancrawford4985]

If you said that back in the 70’s and 80’s, absolutely! Now, not even. Trust me, as a native New Yorker, there are far worse neighborhoods than this.

[@jasonbourne669]

i lived all my life in the Bronx and don't know what the heck you talking about. the Bronx aint what it used to be especially the south Bronx. its way better than most cities in the USA. theres always crime but not in the level it was 30 years ago. just because you drove through there dont mean much. You never lived there so dont talk what you dont know.

[@fabianavesani7712]

crime in the bronx is increasing unfortunately, now at 60% the amount of the early 90's level in some precincts.

[@johnnyjohnson205]

Worked for 7 years in the South Bronx @ Lincoln Hospital. You cured any nostalgia I had with this video lol

[@NickJohnson]

Ok Johnny!

[@johnnyjohnson205]

@@NickJohnson To be clear, you video is awesome! More a comment on my memory of the Bronx lol

[@TAGCREATIVESOLUTIONS]

Born and Raised in Mott haven. This Neighborhood has changed a lot. A lot more safer than it used to be yet many parts are still dangerous specially during the summer and at night.

[@marceloalejandrodecon9538]

The Bronx has culture, history, spirit, identity... Protect it from gentrification. At all cost.

[@sx0lx012]

I own a big store business right there and this neighborhood is now very different than 80s. There are BMW, Mercedes and Audi cars once in a while in my parking lot. 138th street and out skirts start to have luxury apartments being built or in development, some fancy restaurants there also. I believe there are very early signs of gentrifying.

[@mythoughts1763]

THANK YOU, PEOPLE STILL THINK OF THE BX LIKE IT WAS BACK IN THE 60S AND 70S, THE BRONX IS NO DIFFERENT THAN TH OTHER BOROUGHS!!!

[@DirtyLilHobo]

Wow, fantastic video. The mix of old vs new architecture is outstanding. If I were to move to NYC I believe that I would spend day after day exploring the streets, a seemingly endless proposition. Whenever I believed I had come to the end I would just start over again..

[@NickJohnson]

It is a wonderful place in many areas

[@funny3scene]

@@NickJohnson especially this area you showed in the video, nowhere near “the worst neighborhood” in the Bronx. This is tame compared to all of your other videos, and actually looks like a desirable place to be.

[@88metalchic88]

Beautiful! I love how clean the streets are 😍

[@keithlau3872]

Overall, this neighborhood is not bad at all. It doesn't have the glitz and glamor that you see in wealthy areas but this does not look like the worst part of New York City by any means. As a matter of fact, outside of midtown and downtown Manhattan, many areas of New York City look like this neighborhood in this video clip.

[@rafrodriguez548]

As someone who grew up in North Bronx and went to S. Bronx often, I feel way less safe in a ghetto in Kansas City (or any Midwest ghettos) than back anywhere in NYC.

[@lynden21]

Yup!

[@donaldprice9230]

Nick, your videos are always great!!! Keep'em coming!!!

[@MyTorta1]

It's sad - if the communities did more for their neighborhoods - they would be nicer to live in. The Bronx is severely depressed. Crime is out of control (actually everywhere) but I know if I had kids, I would not want to live there even if I was given a free apt. I'd rather bust my butt and make some money and live somewhere better to raise a family. My biggest issue with these areas is the number of people that have kids that cannot afford them - yet they still have them. Makes no sense. Then they seek welfare - give me a break.

[@lk825]

I was born and raised in the boogie down. In the seventies, I went to elementary, junior high and high school in The Bronx. I went to college in Manhattan. I was raised well and I turned out fabulous. It is way crazier now than it was back then.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

The 911 calls never stop in the South Bronx

[@christopherleonard247]

Ridiculous. I’m born in the Bronx and that’s bs.

[@jopiaspieder1184]

You know it to be true

[@LawyerCalhoun1]

Compared to Camden, New Jersey, the South Bronx is like Paris.

[@crazeyjoe]

Compared to south and west side Chicago as well.

[@concernedliberal4453]

From what Paris has reportedly become, I'm not sure that's much of a compliment

[@tallulahbeaverhausen4382]

Hi ! Longtime Parisian, here. Don't be fooled : the french capital is another stinky, polluted, filthy, noisy, batshit crazy expensive city. Parts of it are slums and no go zones, there's homelessness, poverty, criminality, violence, fucked-up immigration and so on and so on. Of course, you'll find plenty of breathtaking monuments, museums, places to enjoy but it's not what you see in movies and commercials - and surely not what it was 20 years ago. Plus, there massive protests pretty much everyday... Sure, it's not The Bronx but by many standards, it's not that great !

[@v.m.m.7729]

@@tallulahbeaverhausen4382 Thats the exact description of NYC

[@darrendawson4800]

Agreed Baltimore,Newark, and St. Louis are worse.

[@natedog2304]

Imagine his reaction if he saw this neighborhood in the 70s. He would be ranting for hours.

[@markporter6933]

Looks a lot better than it did in the early seventies. I remember when most of those high rise red brick apt buildings were "projects", especially all of those on 137th. The actually look nice now that they have been renovated. Definitely a big difference! Wouldn't mind living there now.

[@bbo1779]

Lots of horn honking! I was in New York City back in the late 80's and was surprised by this.

[@freshprinceoflondonss9008]

There’s a lot of traffic, what you expect

[@bbo1779]

@@freshprinceoflondonss9008 It took a little time for me to accept this.

[@mykie1795]

Nick! You should go to Astoria in Queens borough. I think ive heard that its one of the the most diverse neighborhoods in the world, deff the most in NYC. Youve got the Greeks, the Italians, the Mexicans, the colombians, the ecuadorians, the Irish, the Welsh, the Germans, the Croatians, the Romanians, the Serbians, the Montenegrans, and other balkans, the Arabs/North Africans (Egyptians, Moroccans, Algerians, Lebanese, Jordinans, Palestinians, Yemenis having a monopoly on the habibi delis), the Bengalis, the Indians, the Filipinos. And now you also have a bunch of yuppies here from all over the US. Im an Astoria native so you can take my word for it! ;) Love the channel btw.

[@NickJohnson]

Thanks Michael good info!!

[@margaretames6522]

I lived in the oldest part of Astoria a few years ago - near Hallett’s Cove. I brought photos of the views to real estate people who said the area would never be good. Now? Expensive. Buildings going up everywhere. A ferry to Long Island City and Manhattan. Good restaurants everywhere, although I miss some of the old places - love the Bel Aire Diner!

[@tamaramcrae4037]

The food choices were amazing! I love Astoria!

[@talitali48]

Do American people lives in that place

[@Thebrothaisback]

Thats what i hate about NYC. People come from other countries and set up lite versions of theirs and are not interested in dropping theur culture to become Americans.

[@taihalpern7342]

This just goes to show how great NYC is. I experienced far more danger from my one week in Connecticut than I ever have in the so called “worst part of NYC”

[@newyorktimes21]

CAPPING LMAOOOO STFU!!!!! Connecticut is the place all NYC residents go to live a better life. There was only 75 shootings in the entire CT. state in 2021 lmaooooo thats a joke. in 2021 there were over 800 shootings in nyc not counting the entire NYS.

[@lifeisabadjoke5750]

How tf can people park there. You have no space I would be piss off everyday trying park in those tight places everyday.